Bass fishing @ Nooitgedacht dam Mpumalanga

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PEETO

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On our way to Bass fishing @ Nooitgedacht dam Mpumalanga, lookin forward to some quite time and the little green fish.
 
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PEETO

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Johanvc, i heard that they have a new facilities, we will be camping, just hope the bass is active.:wfishWill try them on artlure and fly.
 
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Herman Nel

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Hiya Guys!

I fished Nooitgedacht plenty of times for bass,and even caught Trout and Yellowfish on lures while looking for Bass!

The no 1 lure for me was a 8cm WHITE MANN'S MINNOW "SHADOW" rigged on the spiralled noseweight / VD Merwe hook setup attached.

I produce these sweeties myself...pm me if you need some...

 
 

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Another pic...over 100 bass caught in Nooitgedacht on this setup between the late 90's and early 2000's...
 

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Herman Nel

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Here is my no area for Bass....

Fishing from the side works great,just dont cast over the Carpanglers' lines!

Walk into the dam between knee and hip height.

Make long parralel casts with the shoreline ( about 5-10 metres from the bank )with this lure setup ( but in WHITE ) as shown above...

Count to 5, and begin a very shaky,jerk style pause-go pause go retrieve.
 

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Herman Nel

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The beauty of the rig above ( especially on a Mann's minnow SHADOW) is that the hook does not penetrate the lure and the bend / flex of the lure is thus better and this Minnows' action looks ultra realistic in the water!
It can work on a fluke,but in my books the MANN'S MINNOW SHADOW in WHITE kicks ass!!!!!!!
 

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Herman Nel

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2 other great products well worth purchasing is the Mosquito Hawk in "WATERMELON RED" & "JUNEBUG"...
 

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Ryan

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Uhm Fish there every year and catch great bass....
Watermelon gold brushohs on a small mojo.
My best out of the dam is 2.8kgs will be there in March again...
 
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PEETO

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Hi just a quick report back, arrived at the dam at 06h30, was on the water by 07h00, went behind the first hill opposite the dam wall, had 4 strikes no fish, at about 10h00 my fishing buddy hooked a nice bass weight approx 2.3 -2.5kg released to live another day. Good fight on watermelon seed Hornytoad, pitched next to the reeds, caught another small bass later the day on same rig. Then the wind picked up and blew us off the water.

We will post some pics as soon as its on memory stick.
 
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